Thursday, July 8, 2004

DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: EL ZOMBO #3

EL Zombo #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Welles Hartley, with art by Adriana Melo and a cover by David Michael Beck.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the book:

"The final issue opens with a bang, as El Zombo makes a startling discovery--his body is slowly decomposing every time he fails to protect Beli! And to make matters worse, he awakens from a fight to find her missing. With Beli's life hanging in the balance, and Zombo potentially trapped on Earth forever, it becomes a race against time to learn the reason that fate has brought our two heroes together. Zombo will be forced to choose between his own vengeance and the life of the girl he has come to love as a daughter. Cynics will become believers and friends will become enemies as this explosive ending unmasks a new kind of hero."

El Zombo #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: FREAKS OF THE HEARTLAND #4

Freaks of the Heartland #4 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Steve Niles, with art and cover by Greg Ruth.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:

"Freaks of the Heartland documents the unveiling of the dreaded secret locked in the hearts of everyone in a tiny Bible Belt town -- a secret that has come to threaten the very lives of the town's most innocent citizens. Trevor Owen and his younger, misunderstood brother, Will, are now on the run after the sad, unfortunate death of their father. But they're not only running to get away from the consequences of what they've done -- they're hoping to find the other misunderstood victims of the town's paranoia and ignorance to see if any other children like Will survived their phenomenal births -- and can escape with them. But in a such a small town, news travels fast, so it won't be long until the whole town comes after them."

Freaks of the Heartland #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: FIERCE #1

Fierce #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Jeremy Love, with art by Robert Love and Jeff Wasson.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:

"A powerful crime syndicate wants him dead. The FBI wants him behind bars. Jonathan Fierce, psychic profiler for the FBI, is on the run and his only allies are the voices of his slain comrades, the elite strike force known as the Razor. Channeling the special abilities of his former teammates, he will descend into the depths of the Jamaican underworld on a mission of redemption and vengeance. The FBI's most powerful weapon is the mind of one man..."

Fierce #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #91

Blade of the Immortal #91 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is by Hiroaki Samura.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:

"After last issue's jaw-dropping reunion, the surviving members of the Shingyötö-ryü clan, led by the vindictive Iriya, face off against Rin and the weakened Anotsu. Manji is back on the scene, confused by Rin's strange alliance, but willing to fight the Shingyötö-ryü swordsmen in order to be with his dear 'little sister' again. Another classic, frenetic Samura-style fight begins, as two fan-favorite warriors, Magatsu and Makie, also return to Blades' pages, providing further complications and unavoidably twisted bloodshed"

Blade of the Immortal #91 will be 40 black-and-white pages and will cost $3.50.